Body of missing Saugerties found in Minnewaska State Park

KINGSTON, N.Y. -- The body of a 46-year-old Saugerties woman reported missing earlier this month was found four days later at the base of Millbrook Ridge in Minnewaska State Park, police said Thursday.

Jessica I. Plotnick was last seen by family members at about 1 p.m. on April 2. Family members became concerned when she failed to show up for a doctor's appointment that afternoon, Saugerties town police Deputy Chief Joseph Sinagra said on April 4 as his department was seeking public help in locating Plotnick.

State Police Lt. Richard Mazzone on Thursday said authorities found Plotnick's car in one of the parking lots of Minnewaska Lodge on U.S. Route 44/state Route 55 on April 5. Police found her body at the bottom of the ridge on April 6, he said.

Mazzone said her death was not accidental and there was no sign of foul play.